Of Human Bondage
1934 Directed by John Cromwell
Synopsis
A medical student falls prey to a sluttish waitress.
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Bette Davis es la diabólica mujer que cae hacia la perdición y los ojos saltones que la harían famosa. Cierto aire arcaico que hace a la película todavía más atractiva.
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While "Of Human Bondage" is sort of a dozy movie, it's also highly fascinating creation. For one Bette Davis puts of a remarkable performance as this cold and self-destructing woman. It's truly a unique portrayal that gets one watching. That's not taking away anything from Leslie Howard, but he's more the limping straight guy possessed by this devil woman. But he's effective in the way this is filmed. And that's the other interesting thing about "Of Human Bondage". It's mostly filmed from the point of view of the listener which was not a normal style at that time. It was like the actors was talking directly at the audience getting a very distinct intimate feel of the emotions. So this is a movie that gets you involved rather then entertains.
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An diesem Film stimmt nichts. Noch nicht einmal Bette Davis!!
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Bette Davis lights up what's otherwise a pretty run of the mill drama.
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Leslie Howard is Ashley Wilkes in my, branded as a child, mind. This movie, where he plays Philip Carey, could have very well solidified his getting that part. With his doe eyed stare that says, “walk all over me, I beg of you.” What a tortured beautiful man that I just want to rescue.
I’m not sure about the accent here, but I can’t help enjoying everything I see Bette Davis do (except for Return to Witch Mountain). She is so raw and at one point has an all out tizzy fit, which left me slack jawed. There was a small detail that illustrated the turning point in the film that I really liked and I’ll call it: The rise…
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The story, melodrama, and cinermatography cause me a lot of issues at some points - I don't appreciate the actors constantly looking into the camera. But I'm sure many do, so it's not a biggie. What keeps me coming back to this film over and over is the amazing performance from Bette Davis.
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It was overall a fairly good movie. Storyline was more commoner then I had originally expected. But both Howard and Davis's performances were pretty good.
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I'm not sure if there's a restored version of this film, but if so, Netflix should really invest in it. I watched this movie years ago, but fell asleep during it—not because it was boring, but because I could barely understand what they were saying; it was such a horrible copy. I tried watching it again and while it's still badly in need of restoration, I was able to stay awake. ;) I love old films and I'm used to watching bad prints sometimes, but seriously, a movie this famous should be restored and Netflix should only offer the restored version. Rant about film quality over. :)
It's hard not to identify with Leslie Howard's Phillip since who on Earth…
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Bette Davis is astonishing. Absolutely toxic.